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Co-author says new book is not ‘pro Yucca Mountain’

To critics of the federal effort to entomb the nation’s most potent radioactive material in Yucca Mountain, the newly released book, “Waste of a Mountain,” snubs the Nevada congressional delegation’s 30-year opposition to haul and bury the nation’s spent nuclear fuel in a maze of tunnels 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

 
Drones with radiation detectors designed for nuclear emergencies

They look like miniature Reaper drones, but instead of laser-guided missiles and bombs under their wings, the Sandstorm drones will carry radiation detection sensors and optical imagery gear.

 
Electric Daisy Carnival fly by from our eye in the sky

Ever wonder what’s it’s like to take a helicopter to Electric Daisy Carnival, whizzing above The Strip with stunning mountain vistas forming a picturesque backdrop? Wonder no more.

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Man with neo-Nazi ties charged in killing of British lawmaker

British police on Saturday charged a reclusive gardener with murder and other offenses in the slaying of a popular Labour Party lawmaker, Jo Cox, as evidence emerged the 52-year-old had decades-old ties to a neo-Nazi movement and an interest in anarchist weapons literature.

 
Apple appeals ruling that could halt iPhone sales in Beijing

Apple said Friday it has appealed the decision of a Beijing oversight panel alleging the tech giant violated design patents of a small Chinese competitor, but sales of Apple smartphones have not been disrupted by the dispute.

 
Bartender says Orlando gunman stalked her 10 years ago

A bartender says the Florida nightclub shooter stalked her nearly a decade ago, sending her so many uncomfortable messages on Facebook that she blocked him on the social network.

 
WWE wrestler Jerry Lawler arrested on domestic violence charges

Wrestler Jerry Lawler, known in the ring as “The King,” has been indefinitely suspended by WWE after being arrested on domestic violence charges on Thursday night in Tennessee.

 
Disney will add warning signs about alligators at Florida resort

The parents of a Nebraska toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World say they’re devastated by the loss of their son, whose death prompted the entertainment giant to add gator warnings at the resort.

 
British lawmaker Jo Cox dies after shooting attack

A lawmaker who campaigned for Britain to stay in the European Union was killed Thursday by a gun- and knife-wielding attacker in her small-town constituency, a tragedy that brought the country’s fierce, divisive referendum campaign to a shocked standstill.

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